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New Istanbul bookstore-cafe focuses on Arab culture, refugee experience

A small group of Syrian intellectuals has founded a bookstore-cafe in Istanbul, hoping to bridge cultures and promote Arab refugees' rich literary and cultural heritage.

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Safahat, or Pages Bookstore Cafe, inaugurated in Istanbul in June, had a number of books stacked under its windows on Aug. 26, 2015. — FACEBOOK/Pages Bookstore Cafe

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